For the average millennial or at least anyone that pays attention to the business world, the term “cryptocurrency” would not seem like such a strange word. If that is, then the terms Bitcoin, Ethereum or at least Blockchain should ring a bell. One might wonder, why are these terms suddenly so prevalent, especially cryptocurrency news? Computing is getting rather pervasive and the society is leaning towards digital services. The finance world too isn’t spared as the disruption of technology into this sector has fostered the birth and development of Fintech organizations.
These Fintech organizations look to digitize payments and transactions, offering the same services that are currently in existence but in a better, efficient and more effective way.
Blockchain is the network upon which most of these cryptocurrencies operate on. The history of blockchain and bitcoin, in particular, does not have a definite story. In 2009, an individual or group of individuals known to be “Satoshi Nakomoto” developed and published the technology to allow people make digital payments between themselves anonymously without having an external party to verify or authorize the transfer of the currency being exchanged.
Although technologies like this might seem rather complex, understanding how Blockchain works is quite easy, given that one has a basic idea of how networks work. Blockchain is simply a database shared between several users, containing confirmed and secured entries. It is a network, where each entry has a connection to its previous entry.
This technology affords a very secure model whereby every record in the database cannot be tampered with. Apart from the stellar security that this network offers, the transparency and speed at which the network operates give it an edge over the conventional way of conducting transactions.
In simple terms, cryptocurrencies are just monies in digital form, transacted via digital means and over a digital network. The transfer of these currencies is utilized with cryptography and the aforementioned blockchain network. Up until the 2010s, cryptocurrencies were not really known until Bitcoin made its breakout and this gave rise to the birth of new cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrencies have had their fair share of bullish and bearish trends, going to show how unstable they can be. The latest cryptocurrency news reports lots of people predicting prices for various cryptocurrencies in the years to come but no-one can say for sure.
Blockchain, on the other hand, is making its way into pervasive computing, especially IoT, giving way for the development of new solutions that embrace data security and transparency.
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World Chain partners with Mythical Games to create Mythos Chain, a Layer 3 blockchain using World ID for proof-of-humanity verification in games like NFL Rivals and FIFA Rivals.
Solana experienced its steepest single-day decline since early October, falling 6% to $182 as Jump Crypto rotated $205 million from SOL into Bitcoin, triggering bearish sentiment across derivative markets.
JPMorgan Chase has tokenized a private-equity fund on its Kinexys blockchain platform, completing the first live transaction for its private banking clients.
NEAR Intents, a cross-chain protocol on NEAR, approaches $3 billion in all-time volume, with over half achieved in the last month amid growing industry recognition.
Uphold has officially reintroduced its US debit card, offering up to 6% in XRP rewards on payments across fiat, cryptocurrencies, and stablecoins.
IQ and Frax introduced KRWQ, marking the debut of a won-pegged stablecoin on Base. The token uses LayerZero technology for cross-chain transfers.
Ondo Finance and Chainlink announce partnership to boost institutional RWA adoption, with Chainlink providing oracle services for tokenized stocks and ETFs.
Investment firm 1kx analyzed over 1,200 protocols, projecting that total 2025 fees will reach $19.8B as blockchain infrastructure costs decline.
Bybit has announced that new registrations for Japanese users will no longer be accepted on its platform.
Core Scientific shareholders voted against a proposed $9 billion all-stock merger with CoreWeave on October 30, marking an unusual rejection in 2025’s merger-heavy crypto landscape.
Canaan Inc. will deploy Avalon A1566HA hydro-cooled mining servers in Japan to help balance power-grid loads for a regional utility by end of 2025.
The blockchain platform enables 24/7 cross-border payments in seconds to bypass traditional banking in regions with limited infrastructure.
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ETH price fell 3% despite the Federal Reserve’s 25 bps rate cut and announcement to end quantitative tightening, as bears get an upper hand.